What You Need to Know About Michigan Colleges

Where to Start Looking to Find Michigan Colleges

Michigan has stopped funding The Michigan CAP (College Access Portal) which previously served as the state’s one stop shopping center for college. Families will now want to start with the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers. This site has a list of all Michigan colleges with online applications. It also has a calendar listing College Day/Nights and Transfer Student Fairs. The organization also sponsors the Michigan Transfer Network which allows students to see which courses from which colleges will transfer to which colleges. The system includes both private and public institutions.

The Michigan Student Aid website is worth a visit. It contains the Michigan Postsecondary Handbook in PDF format, produced by the state, which contains information on admission requirements, campus characteristics, program offerings, and application procedures for each college and university in Michigan. There is also a shorter 20 page Guide on Affording College in Michigan that includes the usual college planning information, checklists, and resources.

Some Numbers to Help You Find a College

There are 48 four-year Michigan colleges with 500 or more full-time undergraduates according to the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System. A little over 23 percent of students attend one of the 33 private colleges while approximately 77 percent of students attend one of the 15 state institutions.

The private Michigan colleges have an average four-year graduation rate of 22.6 percent (if you remove Baker Colleges it increases to 31 percent)  while the four-year state schools have a five-year rate of 46 percent. Only eight colleges meet the 50-50 DIY College Rankings Profile requirements.

In Michigan the average Composite ACT score was 20.1. The English scores was 19.4 and the Math score was 19.9. The 75th% Composite score was 24, English was 24, and Math was 24. A total of 33 colleges ACT 75th% Composite scores were at or above this level.

The top 20 colleges ACT test takers in Michigan applied to:

• Michigan State University
• Central Michigan University
• University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
• Grand Valley State University
• Western Michigan University
• Ferris State University
• Wayne State University
• Oakland University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Saginaw Valley State University
• Northern Michigan University
• Grand Rapids Community College
• Michigan Technological University
• University of Michigan-Dearborn
• Oakland Community College
• University of Michigan-Flint
• Macomb Community College
• Lansing Community College
• Kalamazoo Valley Community College
• Davenport University

Michigan Colleges Conferences and Divisions

List of Michigan Colleges

In the following table, the four-year graduation rate is used for private colleges and the five-year rate for public colleges. The data are based on the data available from IPEDS in December of 2014 which are available on the DIY College Search spreadsheet.

Michigan Colleges with Graduation Rates and Test Scores
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Name	Type	Full-time Under- grads	4/5 Yr Grad Rate	% Admitted	SAT CR 75th%	SAT Math 75th%	ACT 75th%	Net Price
Adrian College	Private	1582	39	56	530	440	24	19734
Albion College	Private	1272	64	56	580	590	28	24970
Alma College	Private	1378	43	68	550	630	27	20551
Andrews University	Private	1618	29	38	620	600	26	21267
Aquinas College	Private	1634	30	71			26	16581
Baker College Center for Graduate Studies	Private	1283	0					21770
Baker College of Allen Park	Private	2035						12987
Baker College of Auburn Hills	Private	1310	0					13090
Baker College of Cadillac	Private	903	0					13285
Baker College of Clinton Township	Private	2253	0					12945
Baker College of Flint	Private	2739	0					11507
Baker College of Jackson	Private	1070	5					11738
Baker College of Muskegon	Private	2585	0					13184
Baker College of Owosso	Private	1711	2					11815
Baker College of Port Huron	Private	626	0					9421
Calvin College	Private	3814	57	70	650	660	29	25100
Central Michigan University	Public	17880	51	63	550	563	24	12936
College for Creative Studies	Private	1082	27	49			25	34182
Concordia University-Ann Arbor	Private	506	14	54			24	20005
Cornerstone University	Private	1610	30	68	605	570	26	18856
Davenport University	Private	2580	8	92				17648
Eastern Michigan University	Public	13542	30	64	570	570	24	12610
Ferris State University	Public	9255	42	76			24	13357
Grand Valley State University	Public	18686	63	83	590	620	26	15664
Hope College	Private	3235	68	73	660	680	29	25078
Kalamazoo College	Private	1446	72	67	670	690	30	25708
Kettering University	Private	1590	11	62	630	660	29	31875
Lake Superior State University	Public	1967	36	92	570	590	25	10819
Lawrence Technological University	Private	1536	16	44	630	630	28	24908
Madonna University	Private	1678	31	61	630	640	25	12345
Marygrove College	Private	801	8	94			18	12867
Michigan Jewish Institute	Private	1262	13	98				10065
Michigan State University	Public	34838	74	69	580	690	28	14526
Michigan Technological University	Public	5198	58	77	650	680	29	15434
Northern Michigan University	Public	7347	41	73			25	12055
Northwestern Michigan College	Public	1951						7712
Northwood University-Michigan	Private	1859	25	65	580	570	24	16012
Oakland University	Public	12252	34	66			26	12713
Olivet College	Private	982	26	51	420	480	22	19303
Rochester College	Private	712	19	66			24	14068
Saginaw Valley State University	Public	7628	31	79			24	12627
Siena Heights University	Private	1237	21	68	560	537	23	18096
Spring Arbor University	Private	2006	30	65	575	570	26	16951
University of Detroit Mercy	Private	2196	35	61	610	640	28	24223
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Public	27316	88	33	720	760	32	15939
University of Michigan-Dearborn	Public	4814	43	63		660	27	9512
University of Michigan-Flint	Public	4490	29	78	675	648	24	10442
Wayne State University	Public	12221	24	76			26	11981
Western Michigan University	Public	15879	47	83			25	15796